hi! i'm concerned that after installing loads of store content and deleting it from the 'Downloads' tab in the game launcher, that the original custom content files are still somewhere in my system, taking a hell lot of space. i used to manually delete all my content files straight from the Documents>Electronic Arts>The Sims 3>Downloads folder after i had uploaded them into the game, which meant i could see tangible files hanging around in my Recycle Bin until i emptied it.

can anyone offer some advice please?

*i know this doesn't really count as a real game problem, but i didn't know where else to park this thread. sorry!

Deleting the files from the downloadsfolder doesn't uninstall them, the actual files are in dcbackup. Check that folder, if it's full of files (their names look like a string of random numbers and letters) your files haven't actually been uninstalled. As long as the files are in the recycle bin, they are indeed taking up space.

Also check to see if you have any .world files in the folder InstalledWorlds (if you have downloaded and installed any neighbourhoods), and .sim files in the folder SavedSims (if you have downloaded and installed any sims/pets/plumbots).

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